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Important step towards MR Linac radiotherapy for lung cancer
Researchers working with the MR Linac – a pioneering radiotherapy machine – have successfully developed treatment plans for patients with an advanced form of lung cancer.
Carols from Chelsea 2017: celebrities gather for ICR flagship fundraising event
Celebrities including Jeremy Paxman, Edward Holcroft and Prue Leith joined us for this year's Carols from Chelsea concert – the ICR's flagship annual social and fundraising event.
New, simple blood tests for prostate cancer
Conor McKeever introduces an exciting new technology, developed by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research.
Cancer-causing mutation suppresses immune system around tumours
Mutations in ‘Ras’ genes, which drive 25 per cent of human cancers by causing tumour cells to grow, multiply and spread, can also protect cancer cells from the immune system, finds a new study.
New resource to challenge widespread poor practice in biomedical researchers’ use of chemical probes
Details of a major new online resource designed to improve biomedical research by helping researchers choose the best chemical probes for their experiments – allowing drug targets to be validated much more effectively – have been published today.
Top 10 scientific achievements of 2017
We've selected our top 10 discoveries of 2016/17 – chosen because they best represent the breadth of our research and our ambitions set out in our research strategy.
ICR researcher wins major prize at 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
An ICR researcher has been given a prestigious award at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, one of the world’s most important annual breast cancer research conferences.
Breast, bowel and other cancers could be targeted by new drug type
Drugs that target a ‘crutch’ used by cancer cells to keep on dividing and growing could help treat a range of cancer types, researchers have found.
ICR joins call to ensure continued recruitment of technical scientists after Brexit
The Institute of Cancer Research has joined other influential UK research and higher education bodies to call for government recognition of the importance of international technicians in delivering world-leading research.
ICR awarded major prize for pioneering discoveries in precision medicines for cancer
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been recognised with a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its world-leading research in cancer drug discovery.
Genetic link found between the immune system and lymphoma
People who inherit genetic changes which alter the function of their immune system are at increased risk of developing Hodgkin lymphoma, a major new study reports.
Local MP scanned as healthy volunteer in pioneering new MR Linac radiotherapy machine
MP for Sutton and Cheam Paul Scully has volunteered to be scanned as part of research to help develop a revolutionary new type of radiotherapy machine. He is one of the first healthy volunteers to be scanned as part of the initial trials of the MR Linac.
